Camberwell Magpies U16 Boys v Melbourne U16 Boys

Result · Round 1 · Under 16 WJ Dowling Shield (Male) · 2025/26 · Mon 5 Jan 2026 · Camberwell Sportsground, CAMBERWELL

Camberwell Magpies U16 Boys 149 (37.1 ov)

Melbourne U16 Boys 239/7 (50 ov)

Melbourne U16 Boys won by 90 runs

Match report

Melbourne U16 Boys made 239/7 (50 ov) and defended it, holding Camberwell Magpies U16 Boys to 149 (37.1 ov) to win by 90 runs. For the winners, Archie Huddart made a half-century (55* off 66) and Rishi Desai took 3/22 from 5.1 overs. For Camberwell Magpies U16 Boys, Romesh Gunatilake made a half-century (62 off 84) and Mitchell Cliff took 3/30 from 10 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Rishi Desai (15)

Melbourne U16 Boys · 33 (51) & 3/22 & 1 dismissal

Our pick, not the official award: 1 point a run, 25 a wicket, 10 a catch, stumping or run-out.

Top performers

Camberwell Magpies U16 Boys

🏏 Romesh Gunatilake (15) 62 (84)

🏏 Aarav Iyer (15) 21 (50)

🎯 Mitchell Cliff (17) 3/30 (10)

🎯 DAKSH SAINI (16) 1/33 (10)

Melbourne U16 Boys

🏏 Archie Huddart (15) 55* (66)

🏏 Connor Portelli (14) 47 (34)

🎯 Rishi Desai (15) 3/22 (5.1)

🎯 Nicholas Critchley (15) 2/19 (5)

Match details

Competition: Under 16 WJ Dowling Shield (Male)
Round: Round 1
Format: One Day
Venue: Camberwell Sportsground, CAMBERWELL
Date: Monday 5 January 2026, 10:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Melbourne U16 Boys won the toss and chose to bat
Umpires: Viraj Soman, Gokul Vasudevan

Melbourne U16 Boys · 1st Innings - Melbourne U16 Boys 239/7 (50 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ayan Arya (15)	c: R Gunatilake b: M Holt	10	29	1	0	34.48
Nicholas Critchley (15)	b: M Cliff	37	61	5	0	60.65
Yuvraj Sharma (17)	c: A Iyer b: M Cliff	19	30	2	0	63.33
Kaevish Bhasin (14)	c: M Holt b: M Cliff	8	21	0	0	38.09
Nevon Eshwara (wk) (15)	c: A Iyer b: D SAINI	8	10	2	0	80.00
Rishi Desai (c) (15)	c: S Chavali b: N Kotwal	33	51	5	0	64.70
Archie Huddart (15)	not out	55*	66	5	0	83.33
Connor Portelli (14)	run out (M Holt)	47	34	4	2	138.23
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 17, nb 2, pen 0)	22
Total	50 Ov (RR 4.78)	239/7

Did not bat: Charlie Williamson (15), Ethan Young (15), Hugo Thompson (15), Louis Read (15), Samuel Gregory (14)

Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Ayan Arya), 2-73 (Nicholas Critchley), 3-77 (Yuvraj Sharma), 4-91 (Nevon Eshwara), 5-91 (Kaevish Bhasin), 6-148 (Rishi Desai), 7-239 (Connor Portelli)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Nikhil Suresh (15)	6	1	14	0	2.33	2	0
Jackson McLeod (15)	8	1	51	0	6.37	4	0
Max Holt (15)	10	0	74	1	7.40	8	2
Mitchell Cliff (17)	10	1	30	3	3.00	0	0
DAKSH SAINI (16)	10	1	33	1	3.30	3	0
Neel Kotwal (15)	6	0	34	1	5.66	0	0

Camberwell Magpies U16 Boys · 1st Innings - Camberwell Magpies U16 Boys 149 (37.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aarav Iyer (wk) (15)	c&b: S Gregory	21	50	1	0	42.00
Yuvin De Silva (15)	c: Y Sharma b: N Critchley	0	8	0	0	0.00
Arya Gupta (15)	lbw: N Critchley	0	1	0	0	0.00
Romesh Gunatilake (15)	c: L Read b: H Thompson	62	84	6	1	73.80
Clarence Spurr (15)	run out (C Williamson)	8	10	1	0	80.00
DAKSH SAINI (16)	c: Y Sharma b: E Young	5	13	1	0	38.46
Sarang Chavali (14)	c: N Critchley b: R Desai	16	19	2	0	84.21
Nikhil Suresh (15)	c: A Huddart b: K Bhasin	19	19	2	0	100.00
Mitchell Cliff (c) (17)	c&b: R Desai	1	6	0	0	16.66
Max Holt (15)	b: R Desai	3	10	0	0	30.00
Neel Kotwal (15)	not out	1*	4	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 10, nb 1, pen 0)	13
Total	37.1 Ov (RR 4.01)	149

Did not bat: Mitchell Caspersz (16), Arush Chopra (14), Jackson McLeod (15)

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Yuvin De Silva), 2-9 (Arya Gupta), 3-57 (Aarav Iyer), 4-74 (Clarence Spurr), 5-97 (DAKSH SAINI), 6-113 (Romesh Gunatilake), 7-128 (Sarang Chavali), 8-138 (Mitchell Cliff), 9-148 (Nikhil Suresh), 10-149 (Max Holt)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Nicholas Critchley (15)	5	0	19	2	3.80	4	0
Louis Read (15)	4	0	17	0	4.25	1	1
Samuel Gregory (14)	5	1	10	1	2.00	1	0
Hugo Thompson (15)	10	0	37	1	3.70	2	0
Ethan Young (15)	4	0	25	1	6.25	1	0
Rishi Desai (15)	5.1	0	22	3	4.25	1	0
Yuvraj Sharma (17)	3	0	15	0	5.00	0	0
Kaevish Bhasin (14)	1	0	2	1	2.00	0	0

Camberwell Magpies U16 Boys

DAKSH SAINI (16) Second-Change Bowler 20 rating
Max Holt (15) Bowling All-Rounder 26 rating
Nikhil Suresh (15) Opening Bowler 16 rating
Romesh Gunatilake (15) Bowling All-Rounder 16 rating
Mitchell Cliff (c) (17) First-Change Bowler 11 rating
Mitchell Caspersz (16) Bowling All-Rounder 17 rating
Arush Chopra (14) Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating
Sarang Chavali (14) Top-Order Batter 13 rating
Neel Kotwal (15) Second-Change Bowler 9 rating
Jackson McLeod (15) Opening Bowler 15 rating
Arya Gupta (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating
Aarav Iyer (wk) (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 15 rating
Yuvin De Silva (15) Top-Order Batter 15 rating
Clarence Spurr (15) Top-Order Batter 22 rating

Melbourne U16 Boys

Charlie Williamson (15) First-Change Bowler 18 rating
Connor Portelli (14) Top-Order Batter 15 rating
Ayan Arya (15) Top-Order Batter 11 rating
Nicholas Critchley (15) Top-Order Batter 45 rating
Ethan Young (15) Bowling All-Rounder 15 rating
Hugo Thompson (15) Bowling All-Rounder 33 rating
Nevon Eshwara (wk) (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 23 rating
Louis Read (15) First-Change Bowler 19 rating
Samuel Gregory (14) Bowling All-Rounder 30 rating
Kaevish Bhasin (14) Second-Change Bowler 44 rating
Rishi Desai (c) (15) Bowling All-Rounder 45 rating
Yuvraj Sharma (17) All-Rounder 33 rating
Archie Huddart (15) Middle-Order Batter 20 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Melbourne U16 Boys	239/7 (50 ov)	4.78	24	2	22	Archie Huddart 55*
Camberwell Magpies U16 Boys	149 (37.1 ov)	4.01	13	1	13	Romesh Gunatilake 62

Partnerships · Melbourne U16 Boys

1st wkt 33
2nd wkt 40
3rd wkt 4
4th wkt 14
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 57
7th wkt 91

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Camberwell Magpies U16 Boys

1st wkt 9
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 48
4th wkt 17
5th wkt 23
6th wkt 16
7th wkt 15
8th wkt 10
9th wkt 10
10th wkt 1

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.